Leadership

• Involvement in strategy development and implementation for the growth of the agency.
• Source of leadership to junior staff in your portfolio.
• Identify and motivate new ways of working, both creatively and operationally.
• Involvement in operational issues within Epic MSLGroup.

Skills
• Develop, with Director, strategic and tactical client programmes.
• Demonstrate an ability to apply communications techniques beyond media relations in response to client briefs, including viral and web PR techniques.
• Demonstrate ability to write persuasively, creatively pitch stories and identify/develop story opportunities.
• Lead journalist relationship-building initiatives within the team across various media sectors.
• Identify and build relationships at multiple levels within clients.
• Build high-level knowledge of client’s market sector.
• Show excellent communication skills: express ideas and articulate concepts, recommendations, etc. in client or team meetings.
• Demonstrate a self-starter approach.
• Demonstrate innovation and creativity.
• Identify trend topics / events related to clients and suggest ways to participate.
• Utilise social listening tools to generate insights and suggest new ideas and tactics.
• Have knowledge of the various social media channels used by clients, generate content for these platforms, manage them according to client guidelines and nurture relationships with influencers.
• Respond to comments, when appropriate, in order to foster a positive community and add value to the user’s experience.
• Enforce the social media guidelines as defined by the client’s brand.
• Manage events including preparation timelines, finding a venue and managing suppliers. Attending events to Tweet live to drive engagement and encourage participation. Provide media relations support for clients during events.
Client services
• Participate in client meetings, managing meeting protocols, agenda, etc.
• Plan and participate in client review meetings with team.
• Develop a consulting/advisory capability with client wherever possible.

Agency operations
• Accurately review billing arrangements for clients.
• Identify early account problems and act/advise solutions, in conjunction with Director.
• Support Director to ensure smooth integration of new business and smooth running of existing accounts.
• Effectively manage own time and that of junior staff
• Support company culture; actively seek new, smarter ways of doing things.
• Be seen as an ambassador for the company.

Account management and strategic thinking and planning
• Work with Director to finalise programme and budgets for client.
• Assume accountability for financial aspects of cost management on client programmes; aware of financial status of accounts at all times.
• Maintain an in-depth interest/knowledge of current affairs; look for links, opportunities to position company to client as appropriate.
• The Epic Newsroom: Manage your team during editorial meetings; ensure value is being added across entire client portfolio.

Business development
? Seek and develop opportunities for organic growth of existing business.
? Demonstrate strong proposal writing and pitch preparation skills in conjunction with Director.
? Demonstrate advanced presentation and influencing skills.
? Hold in-depth knowledge of competitive landscape.
? Build high-level analytical and research skills.

People development
• Become a role model for junior staff.
• Support team development and staff team and project planning.
• Conduct appraisals for junior staff.
• Contribute to and participates in personal development activities for junior staff (i.e. via coaching, workshop development etc.)
• Actively look to maintain and build positive working relationships.